Bing Mobile is getting a serious update on the iPhone and to a lesser extent on Android, with a handful of mobile specific features that draw from other existing apps and services. The update is designed to make Bing Mobile a go-to resource for mobile users. Read More »
Archive for December 2010
The flip format isn’t dead by a long shot. My review of the BlackBerry Style gives the details about the phone, but this video shows why the Style might be the perfect stocking stuffer for the BlackBerry lover on your gift list this holiday season. Read More »
Mobile devices will become the next generation of TV remote controls, as pay TV providers and consumer electronics companies turn to mobile apps as a way to improve search and navigation. And why not? After all, viewers are using those devices while watching TV already. Read More »
Google has delayed its selction of a town to get a Google built fiber-to-the home network. It’s sad news for those eager to see what innovations Google can bring to the process of building a broadband network and what applications might run over such a network.… Read More »
As we reported earlier, Apple today introduced new illustrated titles to the iBookstore. The titles come alongside an update for the iBooks app, which delivers enhanced support for illustrated books, a new Collections feature and the ability to print PDFs and notes via AirPrint. Read More »
Private-cloud pioneer Eucalyptus is furthering its partner-centric growth strategy by partnering with Red Hat. Possibly more important than the announcement, though, is the timing: Eucalyptus is not the only internal-cloud software on the market, and it needs to win back its space in the spotlight. Read More »
You may not be as prone to excess as I am, yet you are probably still saddled with accounts at networks you thought would be “the next big thing” but is now a social media ghost town. But what should you do with all these… Read More »
The three biggest names in global web trends – Google, Facebook and Twitter – have released their top ten lists for 2010. In lists filled with global recession worries and natural disasters (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, Justin Bieber) it says a lot that Apple is still popping… Read More »
We received over 1,000 comments from readers in our Chrome OS CR-48 giveaway, and as promised, we randomly chose five winners. Everyone’s a winner really, because GigaOM readers left a number of insightful comments about Google’s new browser-based computer and its chances of future success. Read More »
The largest car sharing company in the U.S., Zipcar, said this morning it has raised $21 million in a Series G financing round. While that could sound like a good thing, it could also mean the company’s highly-anticipated IPO is on the rocks. Read More »
A Washington Post columnist argues that Google has grown so large and dominant it should be prevented from buying new companies, even those in completely new markets it doesn’t have a presence in. But is that really what we want antitrust laws to do? Read More »
Bit.ly, the URL link-shortener, took a turn last month into content curation with Bundles, its tool for packaging and preserving multiple links. Today the company is opening up the tool for collaboration among users, allowing people to share and create collections of relevant information. Read More »
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